Best Multi-Protocol IM ? Pidgin, Meebo, Digsby, Adium or Trillian ?

"On Tuesday we asked for your favorite instant messaging applications, and over 550 comments later, we've culled it down to the most popular five. From web-based chat to desktop clients to tools that combine IM, email, and social networking, your nominations spanned a wide range of instant messaging applications. Let's take a closer look at the five most voted-for apps, and face them off against each other in a final showdown to crown the ultimate favorite..."

Continue reading : Five Best Instant Messengers

Posted by Adam PashLifehacker

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Soashable - Web-based IM for AIM, MSN and Yahoo Networks

Soashable is a new web-based multi-protocol messenger client. It currently supports AOL, MSN and Yahoo networks.

Soashable is a completely open-source (GPL) IM client, built on the Xmpp4Js (LGPL) XMPP library for Javascript. It communicates with an XMPP server using XEP-0124/XEP-0206 HTTP Binding, and provides end-user functionality comparable to Meebo (but is in no way affiliated with Meebo).

Technorati Tags : messenger, instant messaging, instant messenger, Soashable, Meebo

SamePlace - Multi-protocol IM Addon for Firefox, Flock or Thunderbird

SamePlace is a standards-compliant, innovative, user-friendly instant messenger addon built on the Mozilla platform. SamePlace currently supports Jabber, Gtalk, AIM and Windows Live Messenger networks.

SamePlace Features:

# Integrated in your browser
# Supports Jabber, GMail, MSN, AIM, Twitter accounts
# Contact quick finder
# Web page cherrypicking
# Ability to create your own smileys
# Shared web applications
# Detachable sidebar and external chat windows
# Password-less OpenID
# Highly extensible

SamePlace Screenshots:



via messenger.es

Technorati Tags : messenger, instant messaging, instant messenger, Thunderbird, Flock, Firefox, Mozilla, SamePlace

Meebo is targeting Facebook Applications

"Bringing more immediacy to Facebook apps from BuddyMedia, (fluff)Friends, RockYou, Slide, The Broth and the WaterCooler, Web-based instant messaging startup Meebo is now letting Facebook developers add chat to their apps through a new partner program. Basically, these are versions of Meebo Rooms inside Facebook that can be customized and skinned any way the app developer wants. They integrate with Facebook’s registration system (no Meebo account required), include traffic and advertising tracking, and automatically create new overspill chat rooms when one fills to capacity..."

Continue reading : Meebo Brings Chat to Facebook Apps; Hits 20 Million Monthly Users

Posted by Erick Schonfeld @ Techcrunch

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Meebo Added Group Video Chat via Tokbox

Web-based multi-protocol IM client Meebo now allows you video chat with up to five buddies from any instant messaging network through TokBox. As with their regular video chat, you log in, open a chat window, hit the "rocket ship" icon and choose the "Group Video Chat" option.

"Sequoia backed Tokbox, a video chat service that does not require any software downloads, is now allowing up to six simultaneous participants. Skype video, by contrast, only allows two participants, and it requires that all users be using the Skype software.
For now TokBox is only launching this feature via their Meebo integration - this also means all participants can simultaneously text chat during the session as well..."

Continue reading : Now Up To Six Simultaneous Users On TokBox Video Chat

via TechCrunch

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Web-based imo.im added Webcam Support

Web-based multi-protocol instant messaging client imo.im have now webcam feature.

imo.im supports MSN, Yahoo, AOL and Google Talk networks. Now you are able to video chat on all networks. Video chat allows you to communicate with your friends through video and audio. There are absolutely no downloads necessary, as this is all web-based.

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Meebo Platform - Create Applications for Meebo

Meebo, the popular web-based multi-protocol instant messsenger, is opening up its doors to developers. Meebo Platform allows third party developers to create applications for Meebo.

Like Facebook API Meebo Platform allows developers access certain user features and information. Developers can monetize their applications, but it’s not open. Meebo will sell ads into the applications directly and split revenue 50/50 with the application developers.

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Meebo Firefox Add-on - Open Meebo on Firefox Sidebar

This extension is for Meebo and Firefox fans.

Until now you had to go to Meebo.com or go to a partner Website that embeds the Meebo widget. Meebo Firefox Add-on allows IM your friends from the Firefox Sidebar with a multic-protocol chat client. With this new add-on you can get visual notifications when your friends IM you. It lets you drag and drop links and images from web pages right onto your friends.

Technorati Tags : im, messenger, instant messaging, instant messenger, Meebo, Firefox

Use MeeboMe Wigdet with Pidgin - Meebo Guest Auto Add / Remove Plugin

Chad from Library Voice wrote a nice tutorial about using MeeboMe widget with Pidgin :

"Hey, you got your meebome in my Pidgin. Hey, your Pidgin is in my MeeboMe. Hmmmm boy, does that taste good.

So I was in a OhioLINK meeting yesterday, and one of the committee members told me that her colleague, Andrew Whitis, had gotten a meebome widget to work with Pidgin. They use Pidgin instead of Trillian to connect to multiple IM clients. Being able to connect to the meebome widget through my IM client sounded like a dream come true, so I decided to check it out..."

Continue reading : MeeboMe and Pidgin is like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Technorati Tags : im, messenger, instant messaging, instant messenger, MeeboMe, Meebo, Pidgin, Gaim

Flick IM - Web-based Messenger for MSN, WLM, ICQ, Yahoo, Jabber anf Google Tallk

Flick IM was launched as an AIM client for iPhone. It's back with a web chat client for AIM, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ, Yahoo and Jabber.

As Techcrunch reported new Flick IM allows you add applications similar to Facebook:

"FlickIM is letting applications integrate right into chat messages or as widgets along a sidebar. For instance, a Yelp widget will let users search for restaurants and send the reviews to friends through a chat message. Similar to Facebook, users will be able to add and remove the applications and notify their friends about what apps they have installed.
...
For now Flick.IM has launched with a handful applications, but will soon let developers add their own widgets and services to the platform through an API released in the next two to three weeks.."

Read the full review : Flick.IM’s Back With IM As A Platform

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Meebo Added File Sharing Support

"Web chat startup Meebo, still basking in the glow of bringing instant messaging to the iPhone, is releasing a much requested new feature tonight: file sharing.

There are dozens of web based file sharing applications, such as YouSendIt and DropSend (...), but users often want to simply send a file to a friend while chatting with them. This is easy with desktop based chat, which usually allows for drag and drop file transfers. But there was no equivalent with web chat until now..."

Continue reading : Meebo Adds File Sharing To Webchat

Posted by Michael Arrington @ Techcrunch

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eBuddy Now Supports MySpaceIM

Web-based multi-protocol IM service eBuddy added support for MySpaceIM. With this addition eBuddy now supports following networks: MySpaceIM, AOL, ICQ, Google Talk, MSN and Yahoo!.

According this post on Techcrunch, MySpaceIM has over 18.5 million users:

"MySpace says they now have over 18.5 million users of the service, which soft launched in September 2006. By comparison, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ and AIM have 224 million, 93 million, 30 million and 30 million users, respectively (Comscore worldwide - July 2007). GTalk trails the rest, with just 4.8 million users."

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Perfect Couple : Meebo and iPhone

"Facebook may have the best looking iPhone site to date, but Meebo for the iPhone is more useful, as it brings instant messaging, finally, to that phone. ICQ, AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and Jabber/Google are supported.
Meebo took its time building the site, which is actually their first mobile application. There is no special URL, just go to meebo.com from an iPhone and the browser will load the correct code.
The application scales either way you hold the phone (I recommend vertically to see contact, horizontally to chat - see pictures). All of your settings from Meebo are retained on the iPhone, including any avatar you’ve created. And people who you’ve had recent conversations with are always listed on the top of your buddy list..."

Continue reading : Most Useful iPhone Site Yet: Meebo

Posted by Michael Arrington @ Techcrunch

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How To Chat With eBuddy on iPhone - Video Tutorial

via eBuddy Blog

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Trillian Astra for iPhone, Web and Windows Released to AlphaTesters

Cerulean Studios have released new alpha versions of Trillian Astra for Windows, Trillian Astra for Web and Trillian Astra for iPhone during last week.

These new interfaces are very early alpha builds and you should be ready for various bugs and usability problems.

If you’re an iPhone user and want to test our iPhone interface, you may do so by pointing your Safari browser to http://www.astra.im/iphone/.

Trillian Astra for iPhone Features:

* JavaScript and CSS fine-tuned to work well within the Safari browser environment.
* Pure HTTPS; JavaScript cross-domain/cross-protocol requirements made this a necessity, as we didn’t want to bandy your passwords around in plaintext.
* Designed to match the UI of the iPhone.
* Basic IM functionality: Message sending/receiving, status changing, contact list, conversations panel, user is typing.
* Emoticon window.
* Automatic reconnecting on connection loss.
* Supports backend server stored accounts, to connect you automatically to your other networks.
* Limitation: Currently only working with ASTRA, Yahoo! and AIM. We’ll be adding the rest of the standard Astra interop set in the coming weeks.
* Limitation: Speed hasn’t been heavily audited quite yet; expect more sluggishness than normal when using EDGE. We will be optimizing this alongside the rest of Trillian as we move forward.

via BigBlueBall Forums

Technorati Tags : im, messenger, instant messaging, instant messenger, Trillian, Trillian Astra

New Ebuddy Beta Now Supports Google Talk

All in one web-based messenger Ebuddy has just released a new version of their Multi Network Beta. Besides improvements on text editor and performance Ebuddy is now offering Google Talk support. All standard GTalk functions are included and including uploading your own Avatar.

Technorati Tags : im, messenger, instant messaging, instant messenger, Ebuddy Beta, Google Talk, Ebuddy

Meebo Grows Faster Than GTalk

"According to a study released by Nielsen/NetRatings Meebo is the instant messaging solution with the highest US growth in the last 10 months. Meebo, a web messenger that lets you connect to Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, AIM, ICQ and Jabber/Google Talk, increased its US user base from 434,000 to almost 2 million. In the same period of time, Google Talk grew from 904,000 to 2,25 million users. It's unclear whether the study only included Google Talk's desktop client or it also considered the web interfaces from Gmail and iGoogle. The more powerful Skype has 2,6 million users in the US..."

Continue reading : Meebo Grows Faster Than Google Talk

Posted by Alex Chitu @ Google Operating System

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Free Concert Tickets From Meebo

"Web based instant messaging platform meebo has announced a new partnership with Live Nation and The Firm to promote “Family Values,” a series of live music events billed as “this summer’s biggest tour.”

The partnership includes concert promotion and concert presence. Music fans visiting meebo.com, the Family Values Tour website and featured band websites have a chance to win 2 free concert tickets and backstage access to every day of the tour..."

Continue reading : Meebo Hits The Live Music Promotion Road

Posted by Duncan Riley @ Techcrunch

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eBuddy for iPhone - For AIM, MSN and Yahoo Messenger

The popular multi-protocol web messenger eBuddy just released an Alpha version for the iPhone. The new Alpha enables instant messaging on the iPhone for MSN, Yahoo and AIM.

To start chatting point your iPhone to www.ebuddy.com

eBuddy for iPhone Features:

* Automatic detection – point your iPhone to www.ebuddy.com and it automatically recognizes you are using an iPhone.
* Scalable screen – whether you hold the iPhone horizontal or vertically, the eBuddy application automatically adjusts for a clear overview.
* iPhone friendly interface – a simple and user friendly interface that makes instant messaging on the iPhone fun and easy.
* Multi network client – sign into MSN messenger, Yahoo Messenger and AIM with one buddylist.
* Send and receive emoticons – insert emoticons into your text messages.
* Custom fonts and colors – customize the font and color of your text messages.
* Robust Back-end – the client connects to eBuddy's 150+ server back-end for a robust and secure chat experience.
* AJAX framework – the alpha uses the same AJAX foundation as the beta web version, delivering the same A-grade experience.

eBuddy for iPhone Screenshots:



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Meebo is Compatible With iPhone

"...The iPhone was unable to use the Meebo interface due to the lack of a "Send" button. iPhone users were unable to otherwise submit their instant messages.

It looks like the Meebo team has responded and made the appropriate changes, so Meebo now works from the iPhone. The "Go" button appears on the iPhone keyboard and submits your messages."

Continue reading : Meebo (Instant Messaging) Support for iPhone

Posted by arn @ Mac Rumors

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